College Camp - Los Angeles #CollegeCampLA

California State University, Los Angeles: Golden Eagle Ballroom

5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032

7:00 am - 2:30 pm PDT

The College Camp Series will feature bilingual workshops and panels led by college representatives, community leaders, and business professionals for middle school students, high school students, and their parents.

The day-long event will provide participants with the tools and information needed to navigate their own path to a higher education.

Event Type:

Alumni

Community Partner

Parent

Scholar

Scholar Network Member

Speaker

Sponsor

Student

Supporter

About The Speakers

Fidel A. Vargas

President & Chief Executive Officer
Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Fidel A. Vargas is President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF). After serving on HSF’s Board of Directors from January 2010 through December 2012, he assumed leadership of the organization on January 2, 2013. Mr. Vargas sets HSF’s overall direction; develops and oversees the execution of strategy; leads the senior management team; plays an active, leadership role in development and outreach activities for all constituencies, and advocates for HSF, throughout the country.

Prior to joining HSF, Mr. Vargas was a Founding Partner of Centinela Capital Partners, an alternative asset management firm that invested nearly $1 billion in and alongside leading emerging private equity and venture capital funds. Prior to joining Centinela, Mr. Vargas was a Founding Principal and Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors, a private equity investment firm investing in lower middle market companies. At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Vargas became the country’s youngest elected Mayor of a major city: Baldwin Park, California, with a population of 85,000, twenty miles northeast of Los Angeles.
In addition to having served on HSF’s Board of Directors prior to becoming its President and CEO, Mr. Vargas has served on a number of public and private sector boards and commissions, including: the New America Alliance; Sponsors for Educational Opportunities; Operation Hope, Inc.; President Clinton’s Advisory Council on Social Security; President Bush’s Commission on Strengthening Social Security; and Presidents Bush and Obama’s Commission on Presidential Scholars. He currently serves on the boards of the California Community Foundation, the Latino Donor Collaborative, and The Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Mr. Vargas has been recognized for his accomplishments by numerous organizations and media outlets, throughout his career. Time Magazine named him as one of the Top 50 Young Leaders in the United States, Hispanic Magazine named him one of the Top 30 Young Hispanics in the United States, he was named one of the country’s 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine and one of the 101 Most Influential Latinos by Latino Leaders magazine.

Mr. Vargas graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Social Studies. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and General Management.

Mr. Vargas is the eldest of eight children and has three adult children. His parents emigrated from Mexico. His father, Fidel B. Vargas worked as a carpenter and his mother, Margarita Vargas raised her family and began a career as a community organizer after Fidel left for college and continues to serve her community as a local elected official. Fidel’s brothers and sisters attended UC Santa Cruz, George Washington University, La Verne University, Brown University, and UC Berkeley. He has a deep commitment to HSF, having been a six-time, HSF scholarship recipient.

Tim Hanlon

Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo Philanthropy Group

Tim Hanlon is President of Wells Fargo Foundation and an Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo. He is responsible for national charitable giving programs, the company’s Community Support/United Way Campaign, Volunteerism, and Financial Literacy Education. A 32-year veteran of the company, Hanlon previously served in management positions in Human Resources, including employee benefits, employee relations, and employment compensation and training. He helped form the Corporate Community Development Group in 1990.

Hanlon serves on the Board of Directors for the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and Center Theatre Group. He is a former board member of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco Ballet, AIDS Project Los Angeles and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. He is also former Commissioner on the Human Rights Commission of the City and County of San Francisco. He graduated from the University of Detroit where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Gabe Salazar

Gabe Salazar has been an internationally recognized, professional motivational youth speaker for more than 10 years. After overcoming obstacles of homelessness, hopelessness and gang influence, he became the first in his family to go to college. Today, Gabe travels all over the world speaking at schools, teen conferences, and camps. He speaks at more than 150 teen events a year. And in 2011, he celebrated his 1 millionth student reached. He‘s recognized as America’s #1 Latino Youth Speaker by Popular Hispanic Magazine. Gabe’s message challenges teenagers and encourages them to make positive choices in their lives. Through the use of humor, powerful skits, and real-life illustrations, Gabe’s message inspires and motivates his audience to action. Gabe lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Nancy and their four children.

Mayra Duque

Tyree Vance

Abel De Leon

Casey Galindo

Karen Urbina

Dr. Alvaro Monge

Benigno Salazar

Education Financial Services
Wells Fargo

Benigno has been with Wells Fargo for 8 years, working for Education Financial Services with experience in credit risk portfolio management, marketing analytics, and business strategy. An additional 13 years of professional experience includes Chemical Engineer and Manufacturing Manager, and Software and Business Consultant.

In his current role, Benigno serves as a Marketing Analytics Consultant.

His family is originally from Jalisco, Mexico and Salinas, CA. Benigno is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering, Minor in French, and of the University of California, Davis with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, emphases in Marketing and Information Technology.

Outside of Wells Fargo, he serves as an advocate for higher education, is an MIT Educational Counselor, and speaks 4 languages. Benigno resides in Sacramento and has two school age children.